Bah humbug!!
Gotta agree though, its not like when I was a kid, Christmas used to last for weeks!! The build up, the event, and the weeks off school playing with your toys!!!
When you start having to pay for Christmas, somehow the fun goes out of it! I don't have the expense of Children, but I do have a wife that likes Tiffany jewellery and Prada handbags, so I'm f*cked either way.